Basketball Recap: Mission Veterans Memorial's Win Ends Four-Game Losing Streak at Home

Patriots

Previous 3 Games

01/10/25 vs Martin	45-36
01/07/25 @ Roma	43-38
12/30/24 @ Juarez-Lincoln	78-23

Mission Veterans Memorial hadn't done well against Martin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Mission Veterans Memorial Patriots came out on top against the Martin Tigers by a score of 45-36. The victory was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on three straight.

Defeat or not, Martin got some senior leadership from Cristina Marquez and Maria Manrique. Marquez posted 14 points and seven steals, while Manrique went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points. Manrique continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played.

Mission Veterans Memorial's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-10. As for Martin, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season.

Mission Veterans Memorial wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 43-30 victory against Mission on the 14th. As for Martin, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-27 loss against Cigarroa on the 14th.